How to create a pluginable Java program?

Question

I want to create a Java program that can be extended with plugins. How can I do that and where should I look for?

I have a set of interfaces that the plugin must imp

Answer 1

Have you considered building on top of Eclipse's Rich Client Platform, and then exposing the Eclipse extension framework?

Also, depending on your needs, the Spring Framework might help with that and other things you might want to do: http://www.springframework.org/